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My leghorns have been exhibiting black spots on their feathers underside and around legs. Is this a sign of something wrong?

Found my hens have been laying in the yard under a mimosa tree. I will get rid of those as I don’t know how old they are and they are not fertile (no rooster) thinking of confining to the small run (usually have run of large fenced yard) for a week or so. Will this re-train them to use the nest...

I have recently added two hens to my flock. They seem to have integrated well for the 3-4 weeks. A couple of days ago I found one of the new hens sleeping in the nesting box. I chased her out and blocked it for the night, she just slept on the floor. This morning I see her pacing on the...

Can anyone identify what is going on with my Rooster here? I have seen fly bites before and I do have an inordinate of flies (soon to be under control, I hope) but this looks different to me. Please let me know what this might be and how i might address it. Thanks.

I built an incubator and hatched my first egg today, and I just wanted to say thank you for all the advice I surreptitiously obtained. I thought I would be able to hold it together but I got just as frantic as everyone else on that last day. So now I have my Labor Day baby. Thanks again